New app promises to help you bag a seat on those packed rush hours trains

Ever wanted to know how busy the train is going to be especially when you have kids or heavy bags? Well now you can with BusyBot

By MARYSE GODDEN

24th September 2016, 1:25 pm

Updated: 25th September 2016, 3:51 pm

FOR millions of commuters the daily journey to work and back home can seem like a battle - but now there's an app which can help you bag a seat on a rush-hour train.

BusyBot uses crowd-sourced data to locate vacant seats and even tell you which train is likely to be the busiest, so you can plan your journey accordingly - making it ideal for families who want to sit together.

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Ever wanted to know how busy the train is going to be - well now you can

The new app is the latest addition from Trainline - Europe’s leading independent retailer selling tickets on behalf of 44 train companies across 24 countries.

It is free to download and is compatible with iOS, Android and Amazon devices.

All you need to do is visit "live tracker" on your Trainline app, and for the first time, see how busy your train is before it arrives.

BusyBot

BusyBot will end the standing commute by telling you where to bag a seat on a train

BusyBot

The more info you can give to the app, the smarter it gets

BusyBot

The Trainline app uses crowd-sourced data to locate vacant seats

Even if you’ve commuted from the same spot on the platform for years, BusyBot will tell you to head to the front, middle, or back of the train for the best chance of finding a seat.

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The ticket company has been asking users to share feedback on their train’s busyness to "teach BusyBot".

Once your train has departed, BusyBot will pop into life on the ‘live tracker’ screen. Tell it how busy your train is and BusyBot will get smarter.

The more information customers give it, BusyBot will be able to tell you how busy each train is on your route, enabling people to, for the first time on the rail network, plan their journey around comfort, not just time and price.

Along the pipe lines, Trainline plans to launch PriceBot - an app to help people find the cheapest fare.

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